, 1887-06-16
ghs at'reklr Argus.

Vhe afrekIr Argus,
THURSDAY, JUNE T.. I-~-
Editorial Notes.
To have railroad. or - ~ others
"yank the bun" that's the question
for Port Townsend
Lapsdowne Is TO be majc g Iusa
Now, If they can lit EDITOR O'Bucn up
with 8 kpigEthooi, Laa.r- VII he
easy.
The DAILY AEGCs enters uPl2 it,
siIth year Of publication tomorrow
It has made all its promise, -9oI
thus FAR, in the matter Of growth aal
local effort.
The Olympia StoUdurd very prop
sEly protests against the action ot
Judge Allyn in dismissing one re-
publican clerk 10 made room t-r an
other. 1t is 3 reelection upon tie
worthy democrats all around.
The visit Of Vice President Po.,er,
OF the Union Pacific and .. L. d, y,
Co. to PHget Sound at this time i
portentions for future railroad 10
Telopment in the Pacific northwest.
His acquaintance might protitably be
cultivated
II the opinions Of the Pioneers are
worth taking into consideration, the
next legislature should re cnac: v.o-
man suffrage They adopted reso-
luton to that effect by very decg=~
i've Tots-about two to one TIE old
settlers evidently believe in equal
rights.
1t seems probable that a ship yard
might be secured this year for Point
Hudson if our citizens would secure
some substantial encouragement for
such an enterprise, Amy amount Of
foreign capital can be secured Hy
proper management. Wouldn't it be
worth the effort?
The Olympian arrived today, sew
ersl hours later than anticipated, but
with sixteen hundred excursionists
on board. Bishop Fowler and fam
lily were taken to the residence Of
Capt. Stetson. The Bishop will
speak at the court house this evening,
at 7:30, on the matter of the Univer-
aity and its endowment fund All
are invited.
4 gentleman writes from Alaska
that he would put money into an in
dependent steamer to ply between
Pert Townsend and Alaskan ports.
He il also dissatisfied with the wharf
ing arrangements here, and hopes to
see the time when there may be more
favorable arrangements for outsiders,
We do not know what there is in the
complaint.
The action of the city council last
evening in srpslling one of its mem
bers is evidently hasty and Had
vissd- Mr.. James public criticism
OF public matter was in the line of
free speech, even though it reflected
By implication upon the action of
ether members of the council. We
de not believe that public sentiment
will sustain such arbitrary actions;
nor, do we believe it legal.
The ARGUS proposes to address it
self to the task of arousing the pub~
lie naind upon the question of fares
and transportation facilities. Never
in the history of Puget Sound has a
town been Disseminated against as
this place is being Disseminated
against today. Outlying ports are
literally driven to trade and traffic
elsewhere, and that toe when they
would prefer to affiliate with Us.
There ID q solution of the question.
aRd Ws must find it or suffer the loss.
Tacoma people were counseled by
Bishop Fowler to contine their efforts
to the founding of a preparatory col
isge-a feeder for the University OF
Puget Sound-and not try to wrest
that institution from Port Townsend
where it had been located by unani-
aous act of conference, and from
whence it can only be removed by
violating solemn contract. Bishop
Fewler's head is level He says PorL
Townsend not only deserves success,
but that nothing remains to be done
but for conference to complete what
it hes begun here.
It il remarkable what queer ideas
sene people get. The Olympia Par
tisan says: Bishop Fowler of San
Francisco was ut Tacoma this week
looking after the interest of the Pu-
get Sound conference university to
he located somewhere on the Sound.
He will advise as to location and
general interests OF the university.
His large experience and interests in
education will make him a valuable
counselor. Why not press the claims
Of Olympia for the university" Bisn-
op Fowler has nothing to say what
ever about locating the university.
He never undertook to 10 so. That
part of the business was delegated to
the conference, and the conference
did its work last fall.